Debate Quote by Michel de Montaigne

“Most of the propositions and questions to be found in philosophical works are not false but nonsensical.”

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

The sole philosophy open to those who doubt the possibility of truth is absolute silence -- even mental.

— Jacques Maritain

“The object of the new school is to teach reasonable doubt. Not the unreasonable doubt of the wild-eyed heckler, but the evidence-based doubt of…

— Seth Godin

“Most propositions and questions, that have been written about philosophical matters, are not false, but senseless. We cannot, therefore, answer questions of this kind…

— Ludwig Wittgenstein

The questions most furiously discussed are those which have in them a basis of truth, and yet a large admixture of errors. We inconsiderately…

— Christian Nestell Bovee

“Skepticism is certainly a beneficial tool, to the extent that it yields a dialectic of ideas that can progress toward empirical resolution of difficult…

— Jaak Panksepp

“I am in doubt as to the propriety of making my first meditations in the place above mentioned matter of discourse; for these are…

— René Descartes

I read out of obligation the obligation of questioning incomplete truths.

— Mariana Fulger

“Our education system is like a money plant, which looks beautiful with big green leaves, but fails to produce any fruit or a flower.…

— Misbah Khan

Skepticism is essential to the quest for knowledge, for it is in the seedbed of puzzlement that genuine inquiry takes root. Without skepticism, we…

— Paul Kurtz

I believe unconditionally in the ability of people to respond when they are told the truth. We need to be taught to study rather…

— Septima Poinsette Clark

“In order to discover truth it is necessary to coldly dissect and examine all of our prejudices and inherent biases to ensure we receive…

— Stephen McAndrew